The problem with being success is that it tends to make whatever you do bigger. I never intended Stardock to get as large as it is today. I remember years ago saying that I would put a hard limit on Stardock’s growth at 50 people. That seems quaint now.
For those of you reading this who worry the American dream is going away, fear not. I started the company with nothing. No venture capital. I was in a dorm room and working multiple jobs to pay for school. You can still succeed with hard work and good judgment.
That said, I’m having a hard time knowing now where (or if) to stop further growth. The only reason we’re not bigger is that we’re so busy that we don’t have time to interview often (and I apologize for those of you who send us your resumes, we’re trying). Bigger teams help get more sophisticated products (software and games) to market. Impulse is growing at a far faster rate than we had projected. There’s even talk of building a second building just for Impulse in the next year.
It’s amazing how easy it is for these things to just start growing beyond what you had ever planned.